Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 02 (P519406)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

Cite

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 519406

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract, house)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) ku3 luh-ha gin2
2. sa10 e2
3. 2(asz@c) e2-bi sar
4. 1(u@c) ku3 luh-ha gin2
5. nig2-diri
6. 2(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
7. nig2-ba
8. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
column 2
1. tug2
2. 1(asz@c) gal2 ME tug2
3. 4(ban2@c) sze ninda
4. 1(gesz2@c) gug2
5. 5(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxDISZ|)
6. 5(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|GA2xHA|)
7. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
8. u3-mu-NI-NI
9. szagan(|ASZ+GAN|)-{d}tu
10. {d}sud3-ra-mu-gi4
column 3
1. ur-{d}nin-unu
2. lu2 sa10 gu7
3. 1(disz@c) u2-da-ur4-ra
4. nimgir
5. 1(disz@c) HAR-TU
6. dumu szesz-ama-na
7. sipa
8. 1(disz@c) ur-{d}sud3
9. bahar4(|BAR.LAK742|)
10. 1(asz@c) ur-nab
column 4
1. gala
2. 1(asz@c) sag-dingir-tuku
3. 1(asz@c) il2
4. dub-sar
5. lu2-ki-inim
6. 1(asz@c) uruda ma-na
7. 4(ban2@c) sze ninda
8. 1(gesz2@c) gug2
9. 5(asz@c) tu7#
10. 5(asz@c) edakua(|GA2xHA.A|)
column 5
1. ur-{d}nisaba
2. um-mi-a
3. lu2 e2 esz2 gar
4. 1(ban2@c) sze
5. 1(u@c) gug2
6. 1(asz@c) kur2 tu7
7. 1(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|GA2xHA.A|)
8. amar-{d}asznan
9. nimgir:sila
reverse
column 1
blank space
1. x [...]
2. x [...]
3. x [...] x gudu4# [...]
4 [lu2] e2# [sa10]
5. [...]
6. NAR [x]
7. DAG-DA#?
blank space
column 2
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract, house)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P519406 P509310 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P519406

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	anonymous
Museum Number	Anonymous 519406
Accession Number

References

primary: Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik, 240-258, 240-258 02

[Cavigneaux2020FsSommerfeld] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 2020. “Deux Nouveaux Contrats de Fāra.” In The Third Millennium : Studies in Early Mesopotamia and Syria in Honor of Walter Sommerfeld and Manfred Krebernik, 50:240–58. Cuneiform Monographs. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-02 at 17:01:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-03-13 at 17:06:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2020-03-13 at 16:15:25	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2020-02-14 at 14:05:16	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2020-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 02 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519406.

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 02 artifact entry (No. P519406). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519406 (Original work published 2020)

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519406 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 02 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519406.

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 02 artifact entry (No. P519406). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519406 (Original work published 2020)

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519406 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {Fs {Sommerfeld} & {Krebernik} 240-258 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519406},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 02 artifact entry
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